Deuteronomy 25:1 meaning and explanation
If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
Deuteronomy 25:1, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is instructing Israel as they prepare to live in the promised land, and here he begins a series of case laws about justice. This first verse sets the foundation: disputes between men are not to be settled by private revenge or mob rule but brought before a court for judgment.
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